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to spend. They don't understand the value of money. You know (smiling) they’ll take money from their mums and come spend " 4-5 on a Nescafe so that people can see them...
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Yup, put on the expensive sun glasses... Ha, you see, you know them. They wont go to a simple little Cypriot coffee house. You see next us, there is this bakery called “Marangos”, which sells cakes, ice creams, sandwiches, coffees for like " 0.90 -1. Go have a look who’s sitting there. Its people of my ages. Look across from that and you’ll see “Flo Cafe” and there are all these kids who pay "5 for a coffee and there will not be a single person over the age of 50 there. (walking to the entrance and then outside) Look there, “Marangos” is empty. Do you see what I’m saying? They don't care, whether its expensive or anything. But one family owner who wants to go there with two kids and his wife and wants to go eat lunch there will pay "50. I mean come on. Me and my wife went to one of these places where they had some ok food, which charged us " 40 just for the two of us. Its ridiculous. The drinks all together cost more than the food.
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Its stupid. They buy a Coke for like "0.20 and sell it for "2. And coffees are worse. I wont go. We wont go. But the kid will.
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You see I went to the old coffee house while I was walking around. Really nice place, comfor table and quiet, had my coffee and I was charged "1. That was it. I was so happy. If you go to these places you get the care, the interest of the owner. 135
But they don't get how much money is wor th. No one teaches them. They’re opening these places everywhere. If you and your girlfriend would go there, it would cost you "60. There are people who work all week to make that money. 140
I worked at an office last year, an architectural office as an assistant, and I made "3 A DAY. "3 a day. That was hard. Thats how you understand how much money is ‘wor th’. This was a wage. Exactly. You see. Yeah you have to work for it, manage it, pay bills, save it. You have to lear n this. You see, you work, you lear n the value. They even came out on TV and said “Don’t let
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